Frederico Pereira Coutinho

Cuatrecasas, Goncalves Pereira (Lisbon)

Lawyer (Partner)

Director of Portugal of Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira and member of the firm’s Board of Directors, since July 2015.
Partner of Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira since 1996.
The main projects on which he has advised in recent years include company acquisitions, the negotiation of joint ventures, foreign investment, the negotiation of contracts, real estate and tourism projects, notifications to the Portuguese competition authority, and consultancy services regarding anti-competitive practices.
Mr. Coutinho is member of Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira’s German Desk.

On 21 November 2008, the Competition Authority decided not to oppose a concentration in the subscription television market subject to conditions and obligations, whereby CATVP - TV Cabo Portugal, S.A. (“TV Cabo”) acquired sole control over three competitors: Bragatel - Companhia de Televisão por (...)

On 21 November 2008, the Competition Authority decided not to oppose a concentration in the subscription television market subject to conditions and obligations, consisting in the acquisition of sole control by CATVP - TV Cabo Portugal over TVTel - Comunicações, S.A..
The transaction caused a (...)

On 16 January 2009, the Portuguese Competition Autority (Autoridade da Concorrência : “AdC”), pursuant to Article 112 (1) of the Code of Administrative Procedure, announced the lapsing of the notification proceedings regarding the acquisition, by the undertaking Petróleos de Portugal - Petrogal, (...)

On 14 August 2008, the Portuguese Competition Autority (Autoridade da Concorrência : “AdC”) approved a merger control decision pursuant to Law 18/2003, of 11 June (the Portuguese Competition Act), of non-opposition to the merger between Campofrío Alimentación, S.A. (“Campofrío”) and Groupe (...)

On 14 January 2008, EDP notified the Competition Authority (“AdC”) of the acquisition of sole control over the rights held by EDIA to exploit Alqueva and Pedrógão hydroelectric power stations. Through this transaction, EDIA assigned to EDP the rights it had been conferred upon by the Portuguese (...)

On 7 November 2007, the Lisbon Court of Appeal issued his decision on the “salt cartelcase”, on the appeal filed by the undertakings Sociedade Aveirense de Higienização de Sal, Lda. and Salexpor - Companhia Portuguesa de Sal Higienizado, S.A., making this the first cartel case detected and (...)

On 15 February 2007, the Lisbon Court of Commerce admitted the appeal filed by the appellant Nestlé Portugal, S.A., of the decision of the Portuguese Competition Authority on infringement for vertical restraints.
The case was based on the decision of the Portuguese Competition Authority, dated (...)

NB: This case is referrenced under two different dates: 7 April 2006 for the NCA’s decision, and 7 June 2006 for the Minister’s decision. The comment below concerns these two decisions.
On 24 March 2005, Brisa - Auto-Estradas de Portugal, S.A. (“Brisa”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Via (...)

NB: This case is referrenced under two different dates: 7 April 2006 for the NCA’s decision, and 7 June 2006 for the Minister’s decision. The comment below concerns these two decisions.
On 24 March 2005, Brisa - Auto-Estradas de Portugal, S.A. (“Brisa”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Via (...)

On 18 January 2006, the Lisbon Court of Commerce partially admitted the appeal filed by Gestiretalho - Gestão e Consultoria para a Distribuição a Retalho, S.A. against the Portuguese Competition Authority.
The Portuguese Competition Authority had found in 2003 (precise date not available) that (...)

The present concentration was the first decision from the Competition Authority (“AdC”) prohibiting a merger in Portugal. It was notified to the AdC on 22 November 2004 and consisted of the acquisition of joint control by Barraqueiro SGPS, S.A. (“Barraqueiro”) and Arriva Investimentos SGPS, S.A. (...)